July 12, 2014 · By spencer
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10 gay films to watch on iTunes
Looking for the latest gay films released on video, well here is a list of our top 10 picks of recent additions to the iTunes store. Ranging from silly high-school coming-of-age comedies, to in-depth documentaries and inspiring dramas, many of these gay movies had brief appearances on cinema screens back in 2013 before making it into iTunes.
1
Beyond the Walls
When Paulo, a young pianist, meets Ilir, a lone bass player, it’s love at first sight. Confronted by his girlfriend, Paulo finds himself out on the streets and soon living with Ilir. After Paulo promises Ilir that he will love him forever, Ilir leaves town for a concert and never comes back. BEYOND THE WALLS is a heartbreaking examination of the thrills, sacrifices and disappointments of falling in love.
2
C.O.G.
This autobiographical comedy is the first-ever screen adaptation of the work of acclaimed writer David Sedaris. Jonathan Groff (Glee) stars as David, a young man who plans a summer in the Northwest with his friend Jennifer (Troian Bellisario of Pretty Little Liars), working on a farm. But when Jennifer unexpectedly bails on him, David is left to dirty his hands alone and jump into a series of misadventures that will take him to unfamiliar – and hilariously uncomfortable – places.
3
The Happy Sad
A romantic drama directed by Rodney Evans (Brother to Brother) that focuses on two young NYC couples — one black and gay, one white and straight — those lives become intertwined. Tired of dating Stan, Annie pretends to be seeing a female co-worker. Heartbroken, Stan finds himself hooking up with Marcus, who just started having an open relationship with his long-term boyfriend, Aaron. As they explore new relationship norms, a chance encounter on a subway platform makes each of them reevaluate their sense of who they are and what they want. The film uses the multi-cultural ensemble to explore the questions that alternative twenty and thirty-year olds face in a culture where there appears to be endless possibilities for sex but also a resistance to any definitive model for a “proper” relationship.
4
Four
In a nameless, suburban American town, the smell of barbeque fills the air as Fourth of July celebrations move from a hot summer day into night. And for just this night, the small world of four strangers will become even smaller, as their lives collide and sex, lies, desires, and truths are revealed.
5
Geography Club
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Starring Scott Bakula (Star Trek: Enterprise, Behind the Candelabra), Ana Gasteyer (Mean Girls, SNL), Alex Newell (Glee) and Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray [2007]). At Goodkind High School, a group of students of varying sexual orientation form an after-school club as a discrete way to share their feelings and experiences.
6
Behind the Candelabra
Show-biz icon Liberace’s tempestuous five-year relationship with a young live-in lover is recounted in all of its extravagant and flamboyant glory. Oscar winning actors Michael Douglas (‘Wall Street’) and Matt Damon (‘Good Will Hunting’) star as the legendary entertainer and his partner Scott Thorson who lived together in Liberace’s opulent Las Vegas mansion from 1977 to 1982 — a time when Liberace was at the height of his popularity, but remained closeted.
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7
Petunia
A dark comedy about an off-beat family of New Yorkers who must come to terms with their dysfunctional behavior and misgivings about life, relationships, and love. The Petunia family is made up of Charlie (Tobias Segal), Adrian and Michael (Eddie Kaye Thomas) and their meddling psychoanalyst parents (Christine Lahti and David Rasche). Michael and his wife Vivan (Thora Birch) deal with a surprise pregnancy while Adrian finds himself with a case of sex-addiction. Charlie is in love with George, who is in a polyamorous relationship with fitness fanatic Robin (Brittany Snow), while parents Felicia and Percy must decide whether to reignite the spark in their relationship or start all over again. Petunia is a film about a family that learns how to love themselves while loving each other (a little too much).
8
Going Down in La-La Land
A candid, sexy, outrageously funny look at what an aspiring actor can – and will – do to make it in Hollywood! Young, buff, and beautiful, Adam arrives from New York with dreams of becoming a star, but Adam soon finds himself dealing with down-and-out directors, washed-up starlets, closeted celebrities, and drug addicts as he starts to lose himself in a seamy Hollywood underworld.
view Going Down in La-La Land in iTunes
9
Kill Your Darlings
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. Starring Daniel Radcliffe.
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10
Call Me Kuchu
In an unmarked office at the end of a dirt track, veteran activist David Kato labors to repeal Uganda’s homophobic laws and liberate his fellow lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender men and women, or “kuchus.” But David’s formidable task just became more difficult. A new “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” proposes death for HIV-positive gay men, and prison for anyone who fails to turn in a known homosexual. Inspired by American evangelicals who have christened Uganda ground zero in their war on the “homosexual agenda,” the bill awaits debate in Uganda’s Parliament. Meanwhile, local newspapers have begun outing kuchus with vicious fervor. David, Uganda’s first openly gay man, is one of few who dare to publicly protest state-sanctioned homophobia. Working with an idiosyncratic clan of fellow activists, including retired Anglican Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, David fights Uganda’s government and tabloids in the courts, on television, and at the United Nations. Because, he insists, “if we keep on hiding, they will say we’re not here.” But no one is prepared for the brutal murder that shakes the movement to its core and sends shock waves around the world. Call Me Kuchu depicts the last year in the life of a courageous, quick-witted and steadfast man whose wisdom and achievements were not fully recognized until after his death, and whose memory has inspired a new generation of human rights advocates.